Autism Little Learners

Adapted Board Books Bundle | Visual Supports for Preschool Shared Reading These adapted books for preschool with visual supports help young learners actively participate during story time while reducing the pressure to sit and listen without interaction. This adapted board books bundle provides themed visuals that pair with engaging board books, making shared reading more accessible for preschool classrooms, special education settings, speech therapy sessions, and home routines with learners

If you work on toilet training with young children (neurotypical or autistic children and children with developmental disabilities), you need this best-selling resource!! As I searched for toileting visual supports for my classroom and to share with families, I quickly discovered that quality potty training resources for autistic learners were lacking. I'm SO excited to finally release this toileting resource that I worked so hard to create. I had custom clipart made so I could be VERY clear in

Parents and educators often create goals for autism and play. Autistic children's play skills develop differently than neurotypical play skills. This is not bad or wrong, it's just different. This resource will help you support your students or child in expanding their play skills, as well as addressing other goal areas during themed play activities. This resource is full of visual supports that will allow you to target specific language, social, and pre-academic skills with your child or studen

Do you have students who have difficulty paying attention to art projects? Do the adults end up doing most of the project? Nobody wants that! Do your students avoid touching anything messy (don't want to touch things like paint)? Mine too! That's why these projects don't require touching any "yucky" sensory materials. The projects do not require cutting, assembling, or multiple steps. This visual art resource will make your art projects super predictable, short and sweet, while reducing the need

Have you noticed that your students are coming into school more dysregulated than ever? This Calming Kit is a great addition to your Calming Corner. If you are a parent, are you needing some visuals and strategies to help with self-regulation at home? This is for you too! If you are like me, you have needed to use more co-regulation techniques in your early childhood special education classroom (early elementary too!). You may wonder, "how can I start teaching my young autistic students/ch

Are you tired of the boring boardmaker symbols on your visual schedules? If you are like me, you want something brighter, cuter, and more accurate! This visual schedule resource for special education and autism won't disappoint. It will help you stay organized and develop a consistent routine and system that will help your students become more independent in the classroom. This huge set of visuals is full of adorable images, along with easy-to-follow directions for setting up visual schedules in

Visual cue card for lanyards: these cue cards are meant to be placed on a ring and carried with all adults who are working with autistic children. That way, the team can provide consistency, and predictability with the visual cues they are using. Visual supports are an evidence-based practice with autistic children. That means they have been proven to work. Visual cue cards can help children understand directions when (verbal) words don’t make sense. Giving directions verbally isn’t usually the

This set of preschool self regulation activities is jam packed with visual supports, and activities to teach self regulation in little learners! It was created for the early childhood level, but can also be used at the early elementary level with students who are just learning about emotions and working on self-regulation. There are also ideas for sensory activities to help calm children's bodies. Basic emotions are addressed in several of the preschool self regulation activities (see below).

Imitation is the basis for developing new skills in all areas of development. This is especially true for learning communication and developing social skills. Babies and toddlers learn new things quickly and efficiently by cueing in and watching those around them . For autistic children, imitation is often difficult. This resource will help you start to address imitation by encouraging imitation with objects. This resource includes 3 sets of flashcards (12 in each set). These "actions with ob

"One Step Directions" for speech therapy books/flashcards target helping young children learn to follow simple one step directions. Pair the visual cue with the verbal direction and you will increase understanding. This approach is especially effective with visual learners (children with autism and other developmental disabilities). If you are looking for a good place to start with autism speech therapy or activities for autistic toddlers, you are in the right place! Datasheets and a key for p

Introducing "Color, Cut, Glue" - a themed preschool art project specially designed for special education students. This resource addresses fine motor skill development through simple, theme-based art projects. It also helps address receptive and expressive language. This resource will help you provide structure by presenting the activity, in the same way, every time. This will help build a familiar routine and increase predictability. Your students will begin to understand "what work", "how much

Imitation is the basis for developing new skills in all areas of development. This is especially true for learning communication and developing social skills. Babies and toddlers learn new things quickly and efficiently by cueing in and watching those around them . For autistic children, imitation is often difficult. This resource will help you start to address imitation by encouraging imitation using playdough. This set includes 15 imitating actions with playdough flashcards and a data sheet fo

This Autism Para Handbook is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand resource designed to support paraprofessionals, educational assistants, and support staff working with autistic children in early childhood and elementary settings. Whether you’re new to working with autistic students or want a clear, consistent reference to support best practices, this para handbook provides foundational knowledge, practical strategies, and a neurodiversity-affirming approach to supporting autistic children in

Do you have a busy classroom or home and need a way to keep visual cue cards or sequences organized? These Visual Cue Card Sequences will help keep you organized and make the visual easily accessible. With separate, tailored sets for both school and home environments, this resource is an invaluable tool for educators, therapists, and families striving to support and enhance the daily routines and transitions of their children or students. What's Included:School Set (18 Cards): This set encompas

It can be so difficult to find WH question activities for non-speaking preschoolers with autism or other communication delays. Many times, students have the receptive ability but are not able to express the answer to the WH question. The key is to make it visual! This bundled resource has a mix of simple Wh Questions geared toward the youngest learners! Created for children just beginning to understand "WH" questions who require visual cues to help with understanding. These activity cards are

Are you ready to implement new visual schedules in your classroom, and across environments, but are sick of the boardmaker icons? Do you want images that are more colorful and engaging? This GROWING bundle is for you! This growing bundle will save you $$ if you purchase now. The Visual Schedules For Special Education and OT Visual Schedules resources are ready for you to download now. The next two add-on visual schedules will be "speech therapy" and "PE/gym class". Those will be released be

Do you have students who have difficulty paying attention to art projects? Do the adults end up doing most of the project? Nobody wants that! Do your students avoid touching anything messy (don't want to touch things like paint)? Mine too! That's why these projects don't require touching any "yucky" sensory materials. The projects do not require cutting, assembling, or multiple steps. This autumn visual art resource will make your art projects super predictable, short and sweet, while reducing t

Year-round themed file folder matching activities for the early childhood level. Teach the youngest learners with autism and other special education needs how to match at the most basic level. File folders include some or all of the following: shadow matching, big/little, go togethers, colors, sizes, feelings, and more. Perfect for parents, early childhood special education classrooms, and speech/language pathologists. This file folder bundle includes the following: Fall Matching Activities Tra

This simple story shows the steps for pooping in the potty. It is not as easy as just sitting on the toilet and pooping! Children with autism and other special needs may have difficulty understanding and/or coordinating the various steps. The steps included are pants down, underwear down, sit on the toilet, try to poop, wipe butt, underwear up, pants up, flush and wash hands. This story also helps prepare a child (especially those with sensory differences) for what to expect: there might be a l

Bus social stories and visual supports for autism help create predictable routines and increase access during school bus transitions for preschool and special education classrooms. This resource supports students during bus transitions while building communication, regulation, and understanding of daily routines. Using clear, consistent visuals, it helps reduce pressure and create more accessible, predictable experiences for preschool and special education classrooms. These supports can be u